Vehicle-tire.



F. M. ASHLEY.

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PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP EB.12,1910. i 1,035,1 38. Patented Aug. 13,1912.

UNITE FRANK M. ASHLEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

VEHICLE-TIRE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 12, 1910. Serial No. 543,463.

To all whom it may concern:

'Be it known that l, FnANu lil. Asumir. a citizen of the llnited States, and a resident of cw York city` borough ot Brooklyn. in the county of Kings and State ol' New York. have invented certain new and useful lmprovenicnt's in Veliiele'l`i1es, of which the following' is a .slvwcificatioin My invention relates to vehicles. and the object of my invention is to provide a tire for vehicles, and means 'for holding" said tire securely on the wheel.

A further object is to provide a tire at a less cost than tires ot' this type have heretot'ore been produced tor.

l\'ly invention consists in the combination yot parts hereina'lter set 'torth and particularly pointed out in the claims. t

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 illus trates` a section ot' a wheel and tire and presenting' an end View in cross section. Fig. Q is a sectional plan view ot' the tire and lilling blocks on line n'-;r ot Fig. l. as they appear when clamped between the clampiu;r plates to the folly ot the wheel. Fig'. It is a sectional plan view on line :www ot Fig. l, illustrating' the relative position ot the tire and filling' blocks be'tore being clamped between the clamping plates to the telly of the wheel.

Referring' to Fig. l, A indicates the 'telly of a wheel to which are bolted one on each side` clamping plates B and B 4respectirely.

C indicatcsa metal band which vextends around the wheel and closely tits the periphery ot the 'telly A.

D indicates a tire preferably iliade, ot' vulcanizcd rubber and is formed with 'pockets D spaced apart trom .each other at predetermined distances in tbe base ot' the tire.

and located in said pockets are filling blocksl `at D3 so that tlie basent' the tire can be Opened sutliciently to introduce the blocks E. After the blocks are introduced, the tire is placed in position on the telly ol the wheel and clamped between the plates B and B in such a manner as to 'torce 'the rubber constituting the base of the tire firmly together as illustrated in Fig. Q to close the opening D3. lt will be noticed that the rubber is of greater thickness on the dotted line :1fm of Fig. l between the elamping'plates and the block E than it is directly above this line, so that when the plates B and B are clamped to the felly, the tire will not be pulled from its position.

l hprefer to form the blocks E with round ed sides and ends so that no sharp corners will be formed which might cause the tire when under stress to tear. By placing the blocks apart from each other the rubber of the tire fills the intervening spaces and thereby divides the tire into a series of sectionsot solid rubber and rubber and block material. By this arrangement, the tire is stronger and better resists the strain placed upon it in practice, than would be the case were the blocks abutting each other and the side strain o'l the tire entirely borne by the section ot the tire corresponding to the thickness between the blocks E and plate B or B'.

To prevent the tire 'trom creeping, a hole F is driven through the telly and band C and registering with the aperture E in the block E. and a bolt. G is screwed into the telly and its ends project into the aperture ll in block E. As many bolts G as necessary may be used and by this means the tirc` is prevented from creeping, and a portion ot' the pull on the tire when in use' is resisted by the bolts G, and by this the tendency o l the tire to creep is further prevented.

By use of the filling;r blocks as above described` l reduce the weight of the tire by the ditlerence between the weight of the rubber and the weight ot' the blocks used which are preferably made ot wood, but may be made ot ar" suitable material. The use oi' these ble ks also reduces tbe cost of the tbe by the ditlerence between the amount of rubber saved in the. construction less the cost of making' the wood blocks.

' l-l'avingr thus described my invention what lclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A tire made ol flexible material, havincr pockets formed in the base thereof and spaced apart from each other at predetermined distances, and longitudinal openings in the base ot the tire between the said pockets, filling blocks of non-fiexible mate- Patented Aug. 3,1912. l

ving 'pook-ats inol( ial 'removably eonaineol in anni filling szri pockets, und means for Closing (the smid. .longin v 11ml openings in ihe base of the tive millo. holding the saicl filling blocks in `said powels.

lI'noval therefromg and clamping menu@ -adapteclvfo Close #ne said cqvexnngs` and to clampthe said blocks and the surrounding Walls of flexlble nme'i'ial rinly together.

3. In Comlnnition Willi the felly of a vvv'lieel, a surrounding bund, :i *ire mounted upon said band having n, plurality of ockets ooenin toward said Mod a winrality of filling blocks having rounded sideg ysind eorners removably place-:l in said pockets and bearing against fille Said band,

and means for Securing' ine said blocks, loanfl and elly ogetlier and for neeniing llie iie o ille folly.

l 4%. ln cmniiinzilion yWilli ille folly of :i wheel, L1 surrounding lmn l`r u lire inoimied pon sziifl blind lmvng :i plurality ol poel-:ets opening toward Suid band, and foinieil willi longiuclinnl openings between lie ,Quid pocket# extending partly tlnrougli 'lie lire, n ulumlily of' rounded bloclz's I'e movnbly pl :10ml in- Said pockets mul reeling; upon @dill imml, means 'fonclnniping Seid blocks in Saill ire and for closing said longitudinal openings and for securing the tire to the Yelly. Y

Signed :it New York city in the county of New York und Sluis' of New York this 10th day of February A. D. 1910.

FRANK il@q ASHLEY. Witnessesf Mmmm Minen? J. vlimWN., 

